Professor Ray
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| RAILROAD CROSSING |
COLOR: Yellow with black letters "RR" and "X" symbol.
MEANING: There is a railroad crossing ahead. Use caution, and be prepared to stop. If you are following a bus or truck toward a railroad crossing, be careful. Most buses and some trucks must stop at railroad crossings. (See "Railroad Crossing Signals" later in this chapter.)
Flashing
red lights, lowered crossing gates and/or a ringing bell at a railroad
crossing mean that you must stop, at least 15 feet (5 m) from the tracks.
Do not cross the tracks until the lights and bell have stopped and the
crossing gates are all the way up. Do not drive around or under a gate
that is being lowered or raised.
Look and listen for trains before crossing any railroad tracks. If an approaching train is near enough or going fast enough to be a danger, you may not cross the tracks, even if there are no signals or the signals are not working.
You may not cross any railroad tracks unless there is room for your vehicle on the other side. If other traffic prevents you from crossing all the way, wait, and cross only when there is room.
School buses with or without passengers, other buses while carrying passengers, and vehicles carrying explosives or flammable cargo must stop at all railroad crossings. Keep this in mind if you are following one of these vehicles.